U8 rugby evasion drills
15 evasion and footwork drills a U8 squad is allowed to do, each with the set up, the coaching points and what it looks like from the touchline when it is going wrong.
Free to read with no account. They work at a pitch with no signal too.
What U8 is allowed here
Evasion and footwork arrives at U7, so a U8 squad has had it for a while. Nothing below that grade sees any of these, in the app or on this site. What U8 rugby allows is the rest of it.
The drills
Under each one is what it looks like when that drill is going wrong.
- Tail snatch 6 min · 6 to 24 players · 20 x 20 m Long strides right up to the person they are chasing
- Traffic lights 5 min · 6+ players · 20 x 20 m Freezing with a bit of a wobble and a shuffle
- Shark in the pond 6 min · 8 to 24 players · 20 x 15 m Standing on the line waiting for a perfect gap
- Follow the leader 5 min · 6+ players · 20 x 20 m Leaders running long slow curves that are easy to follow
- Stuck in the mud 6 min · 8 to 24 players · 20 x 20 m Runners going nowhere near anybody who is stuck
- Animal moves 6 min · 6 to 24 players · 15 x 10 m Knees dragging on the grass in the bear crawl
- Tag and turn 8 min · 6 to 16 players · 15 x 25 m Running straight at the defender then stepping when it is too late
- Pick your gate 8 min · 6 to 20 players · 20 x 15 m Head down, running at whichever gate is straight ahead
- Side step slalom 7 min · 4+ players · 20 m channel Leaning over at the cone with the feet carrying straight on
- Bulldog with a ball 9 min · 8 to 24 players · 25 x 20 m Waiting at the line for a gap that never comes
- Hit the hole 9 min · 8 to 20 players · 25 x 20 m All three running at the same gap
- Shadow and step 8 min · 6 to 18 players · 15 x 15 m The step made with the feet only, so nobody is fooled
- Out the back door 9 min · 6 to 18 players · 20 x 15 m Passing before the defender has committed to either side
- One on one channel 8 min · 6 to 20 players · 10 x 20 m Running at one speed the whole way
- Drop off touch 10 min · 8 to 20 players · 30 x 20 m The attack running at the same defenders with a gap out wide
What else U8 can work on
The same at other grades
- U7 rugby evasion drills
- U9 rugby evasion drills
- U10 rugby evasion drills
- U11 rugby evasion drills
- U12 rugby evasion drills
Every U8 drill is the whole grade rather than one theme. Rugby drills by age group is all six grades.